LEXINGTON — Kentucky football has a new man in charge of its program.

Will Stein , a Kentucky native, was officially named the Wildcats ' new coach late Monday, hours after reports began surfacing he had accepted the job. He takes over for Mark Stoops , who was fired Monday morning after 13 seasons at the helm. At the time of his dismissal, Stoops had been the SEC 's longest-tenured active coach. He doubled as longest-tenured coach in UK's history, setting the program's mark for wins along the way.

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